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Information for developers on how to avoid harming protected areas and species during development work.
How to assess a planning application when there are badgers on or near a proposed development site.
List of organisations that issue horse passports in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
A biodiversity gain plan shows how a development will achieve biodiversity net gain.
Powers that police, councils and other authorities can use to control or improve the behaviour of dogs.
Plant health controls, imports and exports, certification schemes, plant passporting and listed quarantine plant pests.
Find out what happens when you report a notifiable animal disease and how to get support.
Current rules for exporting horses and other equines (including ponies and donkeys) from the UK.
Find out how to import timber and wood material, including the documents, identity checks and plant health inspections required.
Sheep and goat owners and keepers must follow the conditions of this licence when they move sheep or goats.
How to assess a planning application when there are Eurasian beavers on or near a proposed development site.
Register for a licence to survey bats using torches for scientific, research or educational purposes, including informing development projects.
Register for a licence to survey great crested newts for scientific, research or educational purposes, including informing development projects.
Explanation of what Pharmacovigilance means and who is responsible. These documents must be read with the Implementation Explainer at VMD Information Hub.
How to assess planning proposals that may affect great crested newts if the developer applies to use the Natural England district level licensing (DLL) scheme.
How to import or move animal by-products from the EU to Great Britain.
How to apply for a licence, when you need a licence, fees, licence conditions and records you must keep.
Service for Marketing Authorisation Holders, Manufacturers and Wholesalers.
Records that must be kept when supplying or administering veterinary medicines in the UK.
This is the Hub for all the Veterinary Medicines Directorate's communications on current and future regulatory changes.
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